Background reading
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May 26, 2026
Society of St. Pius X names priests to be consecrated bishops July 1
The SSPX announced the names of four priests to be consecrated as bishops on July 1 without the permission of Pope Leo XIV.
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April 7, 2025
Man charged in murder of Kansas priest wrote letters railing against Vatican II
An Oklahoma man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a Catholic priest in northeast Kansas had written to a newspaper against the reforms of Vatican II.
America → -
August 6, 2020
SSPX accused of intimidating would-be whistleblowers amid abuse investigation
After an SSPX official told priests and staff to speak with criminal investigators only with a Society-provided attorney present, leaders said the message was not meant to suggest a cover-up.
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May 17, 2020
KBI is investigating priests in Kansas town that draws parishioners from across U.S.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is probing reports of sexual abuse by clergy and employees of the SSPX in St. Marys, Kansas.
The Kansas City Star → -
November 12, 1998
Behind a Seamless Facade, Clashing Opinions on Life
Amid rumors of anti-government paramilitary groups and hidden caches of guns, federal and state agents combed St. Marys for links to Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, who had traveled in the area before the Oklahoma City bombing.
The New York Times → -
December 1, 1992
The Society of St. Pius X Gets Sick
Since the excommunication of Archbishop Lefebvre in 1988, the SSPX has moved further into shoring up its existence as a separate church.
Culture Wars → -
May 3, 1983
Society of St. Pius X priest sentenced for 1982 attack on John Paul II
Juan Fernández Krohn, an SSPX priest who attacked Pope John Paul II with a bayonet at Fátima in 1982, was sentenced to prison.
The New York Times →